Watchdog extends competition probe into house buildersThe Government’s competition watchdog is extending its investigation into suspected breaches of competition law by seven major house builders.
The Competition and Markets Authority launched a probe last February after uncovering evidence during a far-reaching study into housing market delivery that indicated some house builders may b…
Universal Civils and Build picks-up another ISG jobNottingham based contractor Universal Civils and Build has won another job to restart a leisure centre stalled by the collapse of ISG.
Hyndburn Borough Council has confirmed that Universal will restart construction at Wilson Sports Village in Clayton-le-Moors later this month.
Work on the £12m scheme was about 45% complete when ISG went into…
Prep work starts for vast HS2 box slide under A46Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture has completed construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to allow HS2 trains beneath the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire.
Engineers worked around the clock to place 120 long beams to form the top of the box in just 14 days.
The lifting milestone paves the way for the vast box to be jacked 64m…
Morgan Sindall wins Canary Wharf office-to-labs jobMorgan Sindall has been confirmed for a £65m life sciences development in Canary Wharf.
Work for clients Oaktree Capital Management and LS Estates will see the existing office building at 17 Columbus Courtyard (17CC) transformed into a new state-of-the-art life science and technology hub.
Construction will start on site this month wit…
Resi developer Sheen Lane heading for administrationResidential specialist Sheen Lane Developments is set to go into administration.
The Richmond based firm is listed for an administration application hearing at Leeds Crown Court on Friday.
The move follows a number of winding-up petitions against the company which has been in business since 2013.
Since then the developer has delivered over…
Building safety act adding six months to delivery timesStudent accommodation developer Unite today warned the Building Safety Act will slow development pipelines by around six months.
Unite chief executive Joe Lister said the business had now factored in another six months on its various project timelines to take account of the new approval gateways required by the Act.
In a trading update to t…
Taylor Woodrow wins Wolverhampton city centre revampTaylor Woodrow has won a £19m scheme to transform Wolverhampton city centre with work to start later this month.
The contract is the third and final phase of City of Wolverhampton Council’s city centre improvements programme and will be carried out in stages with the work expected to last for two-and-a-half years.
The improvements planned for…
Morgan Sindall contracts league champion for second yearMorgan Sindall has proved the industry’s most successful work winner for a second year running.
The contractor ended the year with a tally of £2.298bn of secured orders, just £22m more than main rival Kier in one the closest finishes for many years.
Multiplex finished the year ranked third after being boosted by a £500m order in…
New Year layoffs as Scottish modular house builder collapsesScottish volumetric house builder Connect Modular has called in administrators just months after completing its biggest contract.
Staff were left stunned this week after they returned from their Christmas break to be told they were being laid off.
One taking to social media to find a new job, said: “Well, not the start to the year I…
Thames Water bidders day for £2.2bn reservoir schemeThames Water is planning to hold an industry bidders day in March for its planned major reservoir project.
The Abingdon reservoir in Oxfordshire could cost up to £2.2bn to build and would supply water to 15m people across the South East.
Consultants Arup and Binnies have already been appointed joint venture technical partners for the schem…